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US Lawmakers Tell Customs To Get Warrant To Search Phones At The Border

SAN FRANCISCO - If you're crossing the border into the US, customs officials have broad rights to search your phone, laptop and other electronic devices. You can try to resist. But refusing to tell Customs and Border Protection your password might lead agents to detain you indefinitely, confiscate your devices or send you off to

By |2017-04-07T13:51:33-04:00April 7th, 2017|Connected Tech, Politics|

OST And IoT, MCWT Update, Autonomous Cars, Inforum Client Cart Rides Wraps Beta Test

ROYAL OAK – On M2 TechCast April 10, Michael Lomanaco from Open Systems Technologies will talk about how OST helps clients navigate the IoT space. Kathleen Norton Schock will update what’s happening with the Michigan Council of Women in Technology. Inforum’s Tember Shea will interview Stacey Matlen, the CEO of Cart Rides, a ride-sharing service

By |2017-04-10T10:16:28-04:00April 7th, 2017|Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

AT&T Upgrades Wireless 4G LTE Network In Northern Michigan

DETROIT - Just in time for the summer tourist season, AT&T Inc. has announced upgrades to six cell towers on its 4G LTE network in Antrim, Kalkaska, Charlevoix and Grand Traverse counties to give customers faster, more reliable wireless service. The communities of Alden, Rapid City, Kalkaska, Evangeline Township and Traverse City received the improvements.

By |2017-04-07T12:54:12-04:00April 7th, 2017|ESD|

A123 Systems To Build $40 Million Headquarters In Novi

LIVONIA - A123 Systems LLC, a developer and manufacturer of  lithium-ion batteries and systems, announced plans to build a $40 million headquarters complex in Novi. Located just off I-96 near the Fountain Walk complex, the 32-acre company-owned site will house all corporate functions, an engineering center, new laboratory space and a manufacturing plant. The new

By |2017-04-07T12:54:13-04:00April 7th, 2017|ESD|

Go Phish Webinar On Demand

LANSING - Go Phish, as in Phishing attacks and how to thwart them, was live webinar that aired March 30 presented by NuWave Technology Partners. It is now available on-demand. To watch, click on https://www.sbam.org/Resources/tabid/97/ArtMID/2980/ArticleID/2784/Go-Phish.aspx  

By |2017-04-07T12:24:00-04:00April 7th, 2017|Cyber Defense|

Finding Technical Talent Tough, Not Impossible

LANSING - April 3rd marked the first day this year that H-1B visa applications were accepted by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services.  The date holds particular significance for many employers who hire technical talent, as the H-1B is a vehicle by which many difficult-to-hire IT and engineering vacancies are filled with foreign workers. Historically,

By |2017-04-07T12:16:41-04:00April 7th, 2017|Small Business Association of Michigan|

TechTown To Host Erie Hack Innovative Water Competition Semi-Final

DETROIT - TechTown Detroit, in partnership with Wayne State University, will host the Cleveland Water Alliance Erie Hack Semi-Final on April 13. Finalists will compete for $100,000 in prize money in May. Erie Hack is a months-long, international water innovation accelerator and competition that has brought together coders, developers, engineers and water experts to generate

By |2017-04-07T12:03:09-04:00April 7th, 2017|Clean Update, Entrepreneurs|

How Do The New Internet Privacy Rules Affect You?

ANN ARBOR - Congress recently passed a law repealing a set of Internet privacy rules, in a move that’s taken the media by storm and for good reason. In the wake of this new legislation, there’s been a lot of confusion over what it means for the privacy of consumer Internet data. President Donald Trump

By |2017-04-07T08:49:15-04:00April 7th, 2017|Cyber Defense, Guest Columns|

Dingell Asks For Info On Hazardous Waste Shipment Through Michigan

DEARBORN - U.S. Rep Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn) has asked the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for details into why the Corps is planning on moving a shipment of hazardous, contaminated waste into Michigan for disposal. In a letter to Lt. General Todd Semonite, commanding general to the Corps, Dingell asked why the Michigan site was

By |2017-04-06T19:26:04-04:00April 6th, 2017|Clean Update, Politics|

Report: Michigan Could Be State Most Affected By Border Tax

  LANSING - Michigan's largely industrial economy could be the one most dramatically harmed by a so-called border adjustment tax that has been discussed in Washington, D.C., a report by the organization Americans for Prosperity has said. A border adjustment tax has been discussed as part of a major tax restructuring by President Donald Trump

By |2017-04-08T18:00:50-04:00April 6th, 2017|Politics|